UnstableArk Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Sometime ago TheRevanchist mentioned going to go see Wicked. This, combined with the fact that I moved back to New York and am seeing a large number of Broadway commercials off the TV I'm bumming off my parents and my sister's nonstop musical playlists, has me with a renewed interest in stage plays and musicals. And back when the chatroom was lively, there were definitely other folks with something to say. Seeing as there isn't a place to discuss that here, let's resolve that! What's your favorite show, plays vs musical, Sondheim vs Lloyd-Webber, etc. You know what to do. Cabaret is coming back with Alan Cumming reprising his former role. Never did see that one, even though I remember the many commercials of it back in the 90s alongside Cats...Oh, Cats, you were an oddity...Anyone here have any perspective on it? Been considering giving it a watch, but not convinced yet. I've always been more of a Sondheim musical guy. Everything else is...ehh... If not that, anything I should keep an eye on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I simply adore She Loves Me. You know the theme, man and woman hate each other and are tied together by work. They, unbeknownst to themselves, are also passionate pen pals. It's an old Hungarian theme that has been used in many, many movies. The music is solid and the storyline doesn't feel old. It's quite sweet in this version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Cats is awful anti-art. In a genre full of terrible and mawkish tripe calculated to appeal to the lowest common denominator of the types of rubes willing to spend $100 to sit in uncomfortable seats for three hours, Cats is the worst. Book of Mormon is supposed to be great. Lots of great non-musicals on stage in New York, and some at much more affordable prices. My girlfriend and I have a membership at Playwrights' Horizons and have seen some great plays there. Last one was a post-apocalyptic play about how retellings of a Simpson episode evolves from a campfire pastime to a full-blown form of theater 100 years after the apocalypse. it was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Can confirm that Book of Mormon is great. I also thoroughly enjoyed Avenue Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Whoa, I totally forgot we had this thread. Didn't several of us see Book of Mormon recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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